Festive cranberry drink is so delicious. I found the recipe in my late mother-in-law’s collection, handwritten, probably by one of her woman’s club friends.

Ingredients

4 cups fresh or frozen cranberries

3 quarts water, divided

1-3/4 cups sugar

1 cup orange juice

2/3 cup lemon juice

1/2 cup red-hot candies

12 whole cloves

Method

1 In a Dutch oven or large kettle, combine cranberries and 1 qt. water. Cook over medium heat until the berries pop, about 15 minutes. Remove from the heat. Strain through a fine strainer, pressing mixture with a spoon; discard skins. Return cranberry pulp and juice to the pan.

2 Stir in the sugar, juices, red-hots and remaining water. Place cloves on a double thickness of cheesecloth. Bring up corners of cloth and tie with kitchen string to form a bag; add to juice mixture. Bring to a boil; cook and stir until sugar and red-hots are dissolved.

3 Remove from the heat. Strain through a fine mesh sieve or cheesecloth. Discard spice bag. Serve drink warm or cold. Yield: 3 quarts.